Onam Pookalam Designs - Onam Flower Carpet or Pookkalam

Onam Pookalam or Onam Flower Carpet is a special flower arrangement made by Malayalis across the world to welcome Onam Festival. Normally it is made of flowers and leafs and now people uses artificial items also to make Pookkalam.

Pookalam making will start from Atham and ends on Thiruvonam. During this 10 days people make different types of Pookalam in different shape and designs.

During Onam season Arts and Sports Clubs and other organizations across Kerala and Kerala or Malayali associations outside Kerala organize many Pookalam Contests.







Onam Pookalams otherwise called ‘Athapookalam’ also. In old days, children used to collect flowers for Pookalams from the village gardens in their basket.

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